{"id":122,"date":"2018-07-30T16:27:07","date_gmt":"2018-07-30T16:27:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medschool.prd.vanderbilt.edu\/career-development\/choosing-a-mentor\/"},"modified":"2025-09-03T09:43:24","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T14:43:24","slug":"choosing-a-mentor","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/career-development\/path-to-career\/choosing-a-mentor\/","title":{"rendered":"Choosing a Mentor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There are many resources to assist you in choosing a mentor and maintaining that relationship.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Choosing a Mentor<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.science.org\/content\/article\/choosing-thesis-lab\"><strong>Choosing a Thesis Lab<\/strong><\/a> by Skip Brass for ScienceCareers.org<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.science.org\/content\/article\/choosing-graduate-or-postdoc-advisor\"><strong>Choosing a Graduate or Postdoc <\/strong><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/sciencecareers.sciencemag.org\/career_magazine\/previous_issues\/articles\/2002_08_16\/nodoi.8096137413701920282\"><strong>Advisor\u00a0<\/strong><\/a>by John Andraos for ScienceCareers.org<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.science.org\/content\/article\/forecasting-compatibility-how-select-your-new-boss\"><strong>Forecasting Compatibility: How to Select Your New Boss <\/strong><\/a>by Dave Jensen for ScienceCareers.org<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/gradresources.org\/insiders-guide-to-choosing-an-advisor\/\"><strong>An Insider&#8217;s Guide to Choosing a Graduate Adviser and Projects in the Laboratory Sciences<\/strong><\/a> by Marshall Lev Dermer<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/faculty\/ashwin\/wisdom\/how-to-choose-an-advisor.html\"><strong>How to Choose an Advisor<\/strong><\/a> by Howard G. Adams and Ashwin Ram at Georgia Tech<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/socialwork.msu.edu\/programs\/PhD\/U-of-Michigan-Students-Mentoring-Guide.pdf\"><strong>How to Get the Mentoring You Wan<\/strong><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rackham.umich.edu\/StudentInfo\/Publications\/StudentMentoring\/mentoring.pdf\"><strong>t<\/strong><\/a> from University of Michigan Rackham School of Graduate Studies<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.science.org\/content\/article\/yours-transferredly-create-your-own-postdoc-job\"><strong>Yours Transferredly: Create Your Own Postdoc Job <\/strong><\/a>by Phil Dee for ScienceCareers.org<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scienceabroad.org.il\/advice-on-choosing-a-successful-post-doctoral-position-by-grainne-whitman-brian-guzik-and-larry-goldstein\/\"><strong>Advice on Choosing a Successful Postdoctoral Position<\/strong><\/a> by Grainne Whitman, Brian Guzik and Larry Goldstein for ASCB<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nyas.org\/magazines\/autumn-2012\/the-impact-of-influence\/\"><strong>The Impact of Influence: Why Scientists Need Mentors<\/strong><\/a> by Marci A. Landsmann for The New York Academy of Sciences<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/oitecareersblog.od.nih.gov\/?s=Good+Mentoring+Guidelines%C2%A0\"><strong>Good Mentoring Guidelines<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0by the OITE Careers Blog for NIH Office of Intramural Training and Education<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/oitecareersblog.od.nih.gov\/2013\/11\/21\/two-part-series-part-1-identifying-mentors-why-it-matters\/\"><strong>Identifying Mentors: Why is Matters<\/strong><\/a> by\u00a0OITE Careers Blog for NIH Office of Intramural Training and Education<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Managing the Mentor Relationship<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/socialwork.msu.edu\/programs\/PhD\/U-of-Michigan-Students-Mentoring-Guide.pdf\"><strong>How to Get the Mentoring You Wan<\/strong><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rackham.umich.edu\/StudentInfo\/Publications\/StudentMentoring\/mentoring.pdf\"><strong>t<\/strong><\/a> from University of Michigan Rackham School of Graduate Studies<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.science.org\/content\/article\/surviving-first-year-graduate-school\"><strong>Surviving The First Year Of Graduate School <\/strong><\/a>by Lynn Wong for ScienceCareers.org<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.science.org\/content\/article\/your-phd-boss-adversary-or-super-advisor-part-one\"><strong>Your Ph.D. Boss: Adversary or Super-Advisor? Part 1 <\/strong><\/a>by Phil Dee for ScienceCareers.org<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.science.org\/content\/article\/your-phd-boss-adversary-or-superadvisor-part-2\"><strong>Your Ph.D. Boss: Adversary or Super-Advisor? Part 2 <\/strong><\/a>by Phil Dee for ScienceCareers.org<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.science.org\/content\/article\/phd-doctor-what-not-expect-your-supervisor\"><strong>What (Not) to Expect From Your Supervisor <\/strong><\/a>by Herman Lelieveldt for ScienceCareers.org<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.science.org\/content\/article\/ideal-phd-mentor-students-perspective\"><strong>The Ideal PhD Mentor&#8211;A Student&#8217;s Perspective <\/strong><\/a>by W.T. Ling for ScienceCareers.org<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.science.org\/content\/article\/dysfunctional-advisee-adviser-relationships-methods-negotiating-beyond-conflict\"><strong>Dysfunctional Advisor-Advisee Relationships: Methods for Negotiating Beyond Conflict<\/strong><\/a> by Peter Fiske for ScienceCareers.org<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.science.org\/content\/article\/behavioral-style-understanding-communication-styles-can-advance-your-relationships-and\"><strong>Behavioral Style: Understanding Communication Styles Can Advance Your Relationships&#8211;and Your Career Prospects <\/strong><\/a>by Dave Jensen for ScienceCareers.org<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.science.org\/content\/resource\/career-trends-building-relationships\"><strong>Career Trends: Building Relationships- Mentoring, Collaborating, and Networking<\/strong><\/a> by ScienceCareers.org and AAAS<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/oitecareersblog.od.nih.gov\/tag\/mentorship\/?q=contact\">Getting the Most Out of Mentoring Relationships<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>by OITE Careers Blog for NIH Office of Intramural Training and Education<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/career-development\/2025\/09\/03\/navigating-mentor-mentee-dynamics-a-podcast-and-short-course-series-for-trainees\/\"><strong>Navigating mentor-mentee dynamics: A Podcast and Short Course Series for Trainees <\/strong><\/a>by the Science Communication Lab<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are many resources to assist you in choosing a mentor and maintaining that relationship. 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